Against the Pujols-less Cardinals, Phillies starter Cliff Lee threw a six-hit shutout last night.
It was the second straight shutout for Lee and his eighth career shutout (all since 2008).
“There’s total gratification,” Lee said. “Every time I want to throw the whole game, there’s no doubt about it. I think I could have gone the 10th and the 11th, too.”
Lee has allowed only one run in 33 innings over four starts in the month of June. For the month, he is 4-0 with an ERA of 0.27 and 29 strikeouts.
Per ESPN's Stats and Info, only four Phillies pitchers have an ERA under 1.00 for a month with five starts since World World II. The last to do so was Jim Bunning in August 1967 (0.87 ERA).
Lee should get his fifth start next week when the Phillies host the Red Sox from June 28-30.
On the season, Lee is the top seven in the National League in all Triple Crown categories: eight wins (tied for fifth), 2.87 ERA (seventh) and 114 strikeouts (third).
